Luciano Berio: Récit

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Récit

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Work introduction

Récit is based on Sequenza IX (1980), also for alto saxophone. Berio chose the title “Récit” to underline the music’s narrative
character, selecting the word, as he said, under the influence of French
philosopher Paul Ricoeur (1913-2005). Berio noted in an interview that the
orchestra functions in a different way from that of the other Chemins: instead of further developing
or preparing the solo part, it is completely autonomous. Essentially, the alto
saxophone plays the Sequenza – but
the pauses are longer this time, to let the orchestra unfold its own material.